MID-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
nystatin Side Effects
nystatin (also sold as Mycostatin) sits MID-VOLUME #205 of 524 by FAERS report count. Lead signal: HOSP-HEAVY - 44.9% mention hospitalization (11,775 reports). Demographics and serious-outcome tables follow.
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 26,244
- FAERS reports
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System extract for nystatin. Stamp set CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY. How figures are compiled.
nystatin: 44.9% mention hospitalization (11,775 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band MID-VOLUME #205 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Mid-book FAERS page for nystatin (Mycostatin) (26,244 reports). Signature HOSP-HEAVY. Dominant age band on file: 45-64. Educational reference only.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2003–2025). Stamps CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
NAUSEA leads 1,963 of 26,244 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (6,622 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (3,637 reports, 13.9%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 1,181 |
| PNEUMONIA | 353 |
| SEPSIS | 294 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 233 |
| DYSPNOEA | 229 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 209 |
| NAUSEA | 185 |
| ASTHENIA | 182 |
| DIARRHOEA | 182 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 180 |
| PYREXIA | 175 |
| FATIGUE | 173 |
| SEPTIC SHOCK | 169 |
| ANAEMIA | 156 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 156 |
| VOMITING | 148 |
| HYPOTENSION | 145 |
| PAIN | 128 |
| MALIGNANT NEOPLASM PROGRESSION | 123 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (11,775, 44.9% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| PNEUMONIA | 1,367 |
| NAUSEA | 1,097 |
| DIARRHOEA | 945 |
| VOMITING | 921 |
| DYSPNOEA | 895 |
| PYREXIA | 803 |
| FATIGUE | 780 |
| URINARY TRACT INFECTION | 634 |
| PAIN | 587 |
| FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA | 580 |
| SEPSIS | 575 |
| ASTHENIA | 565 |
| ANAEMIA | 556 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 541 |
| FALL | 533 |
| DEHYDRATION | 497 |
| COUGH | 485 |
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | 447 |
| HEADACHE | 419 |
How to read nystatin FAERS figures (CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 26,244 voluntary reports linked to nystatin (Mycostatin), 2003-2025. Death is listed on 3,637 (13.9%). Hospitalization appears on 11,775 (44.9%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Mid-volume extract - treat DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY as signal-detection rates next to 44.9% mention hospitalization (11,775 reports).
Read with nystatin
Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY stamps.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 26,174 FAERS cases (Δ 70 lighter vs nystatin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 26,613 FAERS cases (Δ 369 heavier vs nystatin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 27,049 FAERS cases (Δ 805 heavier vs nystatin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 25,229 FAERS cases (Δ 1,015 lighter vs nystatin); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 48.2 pp vs nystatin's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
nystatin stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload CASELOAD and the label guide.